Mustafa Krer
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A Libyan-Canadian, Mustafa Mohammed Krer (also Abdel Salaam, El Faidl)[1] left Libya in 1989, following the arrest of his brother al-Mukhtar Muhammad Krer.[2] While living in Montreal, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) accused him of being a former leader of Libyan Islamic Fighting Group and he was arrested in Libya in 2002.[3][4]
Association with Jaballah
Krer and Mahmoud Jaballah met through mutual friends, and Jaballah has said that he phoned Krer for helping finding Egyptian newspaper articles he felt could help his refugee claim, and that Krer occasionally visited Jaballah in Toronto. The only time they met in Montreal was when Krer met Jaballah and his wife at Hassan Farhat's apartment to celebrate the birth of a child.[5] CSIS however says that Krer was "extremely conscious of communications security" and cautioned Jaballah against using the telephone too much.[4]
Following Jaballah's arrest, he asked a friend to tell "Abu Dunia" not to visit him in detention and to keep a low profile; CSIS alleges this was a reference to Krer.[4] On February 14, 1997, Krer spoke to a companion and referred to Hassan Farhat as a man with funds "for the cause".[4]